The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-08
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
Two Sisters Expire Under Peculiarly Sad Cir
cnmstances-An lnhuman Father-The
Broom-Corn Crop in Illinois--Notes.
INDIANA.

Two Sisters Yield Up Their Lives Under Pc
culiarly Distressing circumstances.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Feb. IA sad case of Death is
that OF two sisters, one of whom had bsen mar
ried but a fortnight, which occurred, in adjon-
ing rooms. yesterday One. that of Miss
Blanche Mccoy, occurred little past the mid
night hour, and the other, that of Mrs. Alice
Nelson, occurred at 6 o'clock in the evening
The former was the result of con14mption, or a
heavy cold contracted few weeks ago, and the
latter was the result of typho- pneumonia Their
double funeral will occur tomorrow afternoon,
az the First Methodist Church, and they will be
inferred together at Earlham Cemetery
The Story as to Mrs. Graham Being Alive.
LaPorte Special to Chicago Times
As this was once the home Of the evangelist,
Mrs Emma Molloy, people here were very much
interested in what appeared at first to be sem
sational dispatch from Boston published on Fri
day. The Times correspondent here has inter-
viewed a number of the friends of the accused
woman and learns that Mrs. Malloy is now at
Vancouver. W. T., conducting revival, with
temperance and woman suffrage agitation thrown
in for effect She left here suddenly, some four
weeks ago. OSb6nSlDly TOT EOrJlanQ, Ore, OUT
really for Vancouver, W. T., where she went in
search of the supposed murdered woman, Mrs.
Graham who has brother in the military serv-
ice at or near that place. The evidence brought
out by the interviews points to a probability
that the story teleeraphed from Boston has some
foundation, there seems to be no doubt that
mysterious character, much resembling Mrs.
Graham has been seen with the soldier Ora
ham, and that she is now secreted somewhere in
the mining or lumber districts of the north
western Territories The evidence obtained by
Mrs. Molloy was at least sufficiently convincing
to cause her friends to promptly raise the mon
ey necessary to enable her to make the journey
of investigation
Turpie's Election Must Be Contested.
Special to tho Indianapolis Journal
LIBERTY, Feb 1.-THE Lincoln League, of
Union county, met at the courthouse in this
place, on Saturday, there being large attend
ance from all parts of the county. The follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved By the Lincoln League, of Union county,
that we ndorse the action of the Republican MEM
bers of the State Legislature in passing resolutions to
contest the alleged election of David Turpe United
States Senator to succeed Senator Harrison said result
having been reached through trampling upon the
rights of the people sovereign American citizens
and we demand that the contest be pushed a
cessful issue in the of justice and representa-
tive free government giving quarter to those who
would aid in great outrage upon the people of
Indiana.
The resolution was offered by G. W. Stivers,
and Hon. Il. NJ. Haworth, in seconding the
same, gave history of the methods of the DEM
ocratic party in securing the alleged election of
Turple, showing their utter disregard of honor
the elective franchise, especially in the McDoE-
aid Rranaman case